Boat Reviews

Highfield To Launch 2 New RIBS in Lauderdale

By Peter Janssen on September 10, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Highfield just announced that it will launch two new sport RIBs at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, starting Oct. 26. For the U.S. market, Highfield will introduce the Sport 900, an almost 30-foot company flagship, and the slightly smaller 25-foot Sport 760. Highfield has been making premium aluminum-hulled RIBs from 10 to 30 feet in China since 2011; they are now sold in 38 countries around the world. The company actually is launching a total of five new models for 2023. They have military-grade, high-tensile chromated and powder-coated aluminum hulls, based on Highfield’s commercial Patrol series, with enhanced stability, seaworthiness…

Silent Yachts Making 60-Knot Electric RIB

By Peter Janssen on September 7, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Silent Yachts just announced that it’s creating a new line of electric-powered performance boats, starting with a 60-knot Speed 28 RIB. The new 28 will be powered by two 200kW electric motors that provide a range of 70 nm at 30 knots. Silent made the announcement at the Cannes Yachting Festival this week. The first hull of the Speed 28 is scheduled to be launched in October. The new RIB has futuristic looks, embedded solar cells, and foils for performance. It can be used as a superyacht tender, or it can be trailered anywhere to function as a high-performance, all-around…

New Sanlorenzo SP110 Turns Heads in Cannes

By Peter Janssen on September 7, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The stunning new Sanlorenzo SP110 with its open plan and massive two-tier aft deck and beach club is getting a lot of attention at the Cannes Yachting Festival this week. The SP (for Smart Performance) 110, with its sleek, low, minimalist super-modern look is modeled after the Bluegame, a Sanlorenzo brand, but it takes the open aft deck idea to a new level. The two main decks both open to the aft deck, in effect creating a two-story atrium. Then the transom folds out in several steps to create a huge beach club all the way aft. A Williams jet…

Dale Launching New Classic 37 Cruiser

By Peter Janssen on September 6, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The new Dale Classic 37, a bulletproof blue-water cruiser, will make its world debut at the Southampton boat show, starting Sept. 16. With its standard power of twin 220-hp Volvo diesels and straight shafts, it has a top speed of 18 knots, and a range of 250 nm. The new 37 is built by Dale Motor Yachts in Milford Haven, Wales, who have been in business for 60 years and have earned a reputation for creating boats with strong hulls, classic lines, and impeccable joinery. Artisan builders, Dale can customize each boat heavily per the owner’s wishes. Dale started working…

Riva Unveils First All-Electric Runabout

By Peter Janssen on September 5, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Riva, the glamorous and iconic Italian builder, just unveiled its first electric boat at a private event at the Monaco Yacht Club. The new boat, named Riva El-Iseo, is a fully electric, 27-foot runabout prototype. The name comes from Lake Iseo, in northern Italy, where Rivas are made and where Riva is celebrating its 180th anniversary. “El-Iseo is a glorious new chapter in the challenge that only Riva can experience every day,” said Alberto Galassi, CEO of the Ferretti Group, Riva’s parent company, “that of combining its legendary history with cutting-edge technology to generate beauty and style that will never…

New Vandal Explorers: “Less is More”

By Peter Janssen on August 31, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Vandal Marine in The Netherlands just announced that they’re introducing a new Explorer series at the Cannes show, starting Sept. 6. The new 46-foot offshore boats have foils for speed and fuel efficiency. They also embrace the company’s philosophy that “less is more” with a cool, industrial-chic look and without any of the extraneous bells and whistles that have been added to a lot of other new boats recently. The company says the new Explorers “enhance the sense of adventure by removing unnecessary complications,” and that they have everything you need while eliminating everything you can do without. The result…

Arksen Launching Adventure Boats

By Peter Janssen on August 30, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

Arksen, the new and innovative British builder, just announced that it’s launching two new boats, a 28 and a 30, in its Adventure series. The new boats will make their debut at the Southampton show, starting Sept. 16. Started just two years ago, Arksen has specialized in making larger expedition and explorer yachts, with models now going up to 85 feet. For the two new smaller models, it formed a partnership with XO Boats, which makes rugged go-anywhere vessels with military-grade aluminum. The boats have deep-V hulls for offshore performance, and they’re powered by twin outboards. Arksen says the 28…

De Antonio Launches 36 with Hidden Outboards

By Peter Janssen on August 29, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

De Antonio Yachts will launch its creative new D36, with twin outboards hidden under a large sun pad aft, at the Cannes Yachting Festival, starting Sept. 6. Built in the De Antonio yard in Barcelona, the new D36 can hold twin outboards from 300- to 450-hp. With the larger outboards, the boat cruises at 27 knots and tops out at 45 knots. De Antonio now builds five models from 28 to 50 feet. The D36 comes in both an Open and a Cruiser version: the Cruiser has a basic T-type hard top or an extended hard top to provide more…

Sarp Launches Head-Turning XSR 85

By Peter Janssen on August 29, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

If you really want to make a statement with your next yacht, take a look at the new Sarp XSR 85 with its Porsche Guards Red hull that the builder just launched in Turkey. This stunning-looking cruiser is powered by twin 800-hp MANs, and it tops out at 21 knots. Dial back to 12 knots, and it has a range of 1,000 nm. The hull color will make turn heads wherever the yacht goes. And passengers inside will have panoramic views since the entire salon is surrounded by glass, offering natural light and visibility all around. The salon is built…

Electric WiderCat92 Heading for U.S.

By Peter Janssen on August 28, 2022 Boat Reviews, Cruising Life

The massive, luxurious, electric WiderCat92 will be heading to the United States early next year. Last week, Wider, an Italian builder, announced that it formed a partnership with MarineMax so the U.S.-based retailer will be its exclusive distributor in North America. The Wider yard is now building five of the 92-foot cats, including two scheduled for the U.S. With the new partnership, “MarineMax will be able to make Wider a household name among American boaters,” said Marcello Maggi, the Wider CEO. MarineMax is one of the largest boat dealers in the world, with 79 dealerships in the U.S. Whether in…

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